TED-Ed takes shape at MBJH

A new club has started at Mountain Brook Junior High, and students are getting ready for the chance to share their ideas with the whole community. TED-Ed Club is a flexible, school-based program that supports students in discussing, pursuing and presenting their big ideas in the form of short TED-style talks. By the end of the year, students will have brainstormed an idea worth spreading, researched a topic of interest, created a talk to present their findings and delivered this TED-style talk to the community to raise awareness, entertain, influence, or inspire those around them.

Lead by Suzan Brandt and Andrew Cotton, ten club members are outlining and drafting their TED talks. 

“Each and every time I speak with them about their talks, I am blown away by how amazing and creative these kids are,” Brandt said. “We have talks about bullying, fear, food deserts, identity, police response time, the need to support veterans, language immersion and animal rights. I can’t wait for our club members to share their incredible ideas with everyone.” 

Once a month, the club meets to watch TED talks, share ideas and work on their individual TED talks. The club members will record their talks at the end of the year and share them with the vast online TED-Ed community.